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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH, 1918.
BRITISH GUN FIRE ARRESTS ENEMY MOVEMENT IN FLANDERS.
MR. DILLON'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND.
EXPLANATION OF HOLLAND'S ACQUIESCENCE IN GERMANY'S DEMANDS.
GERMANY'S DIFFICULTIES
IN UKRAINE.
JAPANESE OFFICIAL AT IRKUTSK ARRESTED
BY THE RUSSIANS.
Braneo-Belgian Front,
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[TREOUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH FRONT.
BRITISH LINE ADVANCED.
LONDON, May 6th. 12.40 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-By a minor operation our line westward and south westward of Morlan couri, between the Somme and the Ancre, was advanced on a considerable front, despite strong opposition. enemy's losses were heavy
Wo captured 150 prisoners. casumities wore light.
doubtedly was prepared to attack the Allied positions on Saturday, but the British gunners smothered the attack before it could be launched. This in- creased the disorganisation in the enemy
rear
The French prevented an attack on their front by attacking first.
Experts emphasise the difficulty of the enemy in finding a target by which he could take the Allica by surprise. Cer- tain points of importance are carefully watched, and if other points are attack ed the Allied reserves can reach the bat Tha tlefield as quickly, as the German resorves. They are confident that Kemmel will Cur be recovered if the enemy fails to ad
vance his line in this region.
our
In local fighting we improved. positions in the neighbourhood of Locon and the Lawe River,
AUSTRALIANS SUCCESSFUL
OPERATION.
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, May 5th 10.20 p.m. wireless German official
report states: After a very strong fring pre paration, the French divisions attacked Kemmel and near Bailleul, but were
We captured over 300 prisoners, Our fire prevented the development of an English attack westward of Bailleul Strong English thrusts southward of Hebuterne failed..
LONDON, May 6th. Router's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, states. The main activity on our battle. | heavily repulsed. field during the past twenty-four hours was confined to the Australian troop's following up their Saturday's succoss, when the Anzacs advanced the line ke tween the Ancre and the Somme to a depth of 700 yards. They again launched a successful operation last night south and west of Albert, advancing towards Morlancourt on a front of about a mile and quarter. They drove back tho enemy on the whole line to an average distance of 500 yards.
The Germans fought stubbornly and suffered heavily..
Reciprocal artillery firing was revived in the evening on both sides of the Semme, especially at Villers-Bretonnues and on the west bank of the Avro
ANGLO-FRENCH LOCAL
SUCCESS.
OF DISTINCT TACTICAL VALUE
LONDON, May 5th.
11.05.1
British
The Australians have pushed on to the lower slopes of the ridge extending from Vautasursome, behind Morlancourt,
Reuter's Correspondent at lisking up with the undulating country. Headquarters, in a message on the 5th around Albert, which is such an instant, states: Some disorganisation is portant termin in connection with the indicated among the enemy troops, who defense of Amiens against a converging are hindered by the heavy rains.. movement,
The weather has been intermittently wet, the ground getting waterlogged, and th going is heavy.
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LOCAL NIGHT FIGHTING.
LONDON, May 5th. 2.35 p. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to
ports: -- We captured number of prisoners during local fighting at night time in the neighbourhood of Locre.
To-day there was artillery bring and local encounters at different points.
AERIAL OPERATIONS.
The Franco-British, in the course of successful operation between Locre and Drancourt, advanced their positions on a front of 1,000 yards to an average depth of 500 yards. We took 48 prison- ers and the French about 32
We drove
out
the cremy from two or three ruined farms and took some high ground near Koudekot The
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AMERICAN HOSPITAL
DESTROYED.
CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND THE AUSTRO-GERMAN REGIME DEMONSTRATION IN EAST MAYO.
LONDON, May 8th Mr John Dillon and Mr. De Valera, on the same platform on Sunday at Balagadereen, in the former's een-
The Gorman tanks more resemble the Aerial Activities, French heavy pattern than ours. They weigh 40 tons The highest speed attain able is ten miles per hour, but only for a short time, as the motors becopie over- heated. The protective qualities are poor, despite their weight. Their arm- ouring varies between 16 and 28 mil limetres. Armour-piercing rifle am munition will perforate their hull any where They are 23 feet long, and a little coming-tower, in which the driver site, is hinged, being so high that when the tank is entrained for transport it. will not clear the bridges. Their ob servation is very poor, as the ground is invisible from the interior for some dis-HEAVY FIGHTING EAST OF of frank and friendly co-operation, tance abeed.
TRENCH
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FRONT
ENEMY ATTEMPT FAILS.
„A” commuarqué states:-An enemy at tempt, after a violent bombardment, lo reach our lines south west of Anchin Farm failed completely. Many of the chemy were killed.
One of our detachments · penetrated. German organisations in the region north of Louvre, west of Rheims, and inflicted serious losses upon the enemy, in a lively engagement, and brought back considerable war-material,
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RECIPROCAL ARTILLERY FIRING.
PARIS, May 6th-
A communiqué states:-There was in termittent reciprocal artillery firing North and South of the Avre.
were
Eleven German acroplanes brought down on Friday and Saturday, Twenty-three were forced to descend ja their own lines. Our machines dropped $8,000 kilogrammes of projectiles ou railway stations, depots, and cantonments at Ham, Chaulnes, Jassy, Peronne and St. Quenti
Naval Activities.
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DESTRUCTION OF SUBMARINE
39."
LONDON, May 6th. 5.05 p.m.
An interesting account of the destruc. tion of the Gennan mine-laying uh marine 30 has reached London from a Dutch correspondent.
The 39
was commanded by Otto Ehrenfraut, who is a close personal. friend of Prince Henry of Prussia and a frequent visitor to the latter's castle nt Kiel Before Ehrentraut left Kiel with the 89 Prince Henry came to the pier
to wish him bon voyngse
The 30 left the buse at midnight, carrying several torpedoes and large quantity of gun ammunition, but no mines, as the trip was in the nature of
shakedown for the crew, who had all aten service in other submarines.
After sinking the Norwegian ship Hanh Kiner, and the British steamer Hinns Larsen, the " 30" sighted another
Paris, May 6th.. German airmen deliberately destroyed an American hospital near the Front, but only two doctors were injured, as the Hospital was cromanted at the he ginning of April.
The Near East.
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JORDAN
LONDON, May 6th
A Turkish communique states-Heavy fighting continues east of the Jordan:
On the Irak Front the British ad vanced south of Kerkuk
General
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SOUTH HEREFORD BYE-
ELECTION.
LONDON, May 6th The South Hereford bye-election has resulted as follows:
Mr. Pully (Coalitionist). Mr. Preece (Farmers, candi-
date)
3,260 votes
1,784 votes
1,470 votes
IN UKRAINE.
PERILOUS COMPLICATIONS
PREDICTED;
ZURICH, May with
Uus Arbeiter Zeitung's Correspondent. stituency (East. Mayo), rddressed an at Vienna condemns the German and anti-conscription demonstration of 15,000. | Austrian mużceedings in Ukraine and
Mr. Dilion said that if the Irish people foresees perilous complications. kept united and determined for another two months they would defent conscrip. tion. He was convinced this question would destroy the Government, but to achieve unity the committees throughout the country must be organised in a spirit
The paper says the Ukrainians fre bound to regard the Austro-German as military regime, whose object is solely to requisition - foodstuffs. Thus Russophile sentinient is strengthened.
A telegram from Vienna states that von Seidler omitted that Austria was sincerely desirous to give fair repre- unable to deed the population in this sentation to all sections in onch parish. Northern Tyrol and Northern Bohemin.: Unless unity was achieved the whole game The former has been attached to Bavaria would be thrown into the hands of the and the latter to Saxony fur provision- military. There was an impression in ing purposes. This eonfession was
the country that danger had passed, but wrung from him most reluctantly by the that impression was totally false. The German parties, and it will acountants. Government was undoubtedly staggered, the feud between the German and non- but it would be a disastrous mistake to German races in Austria allow the determination of the people to
STATEMENT IN THE REICHSTAG.
slackeni
Mr.
AMSTERDAM, May othe The German difficulties in Ukraino Dillon suggested the forma- tion of Parish Committees to be attached were clearly brought out in a statercat to every church and chapel. Thus, the subsequent debate vou Payer admit- by von Payer in the Reichstag, and in
a cruggle was forced upon them the church would be the rallying point. If the central organisation were destroyed Instructions would reach the people through national organisations, especial-
fed that the Germans had entered Ukraine not merely for the purpose of restoring order, but because Germany, wanted foodstuffs as speedily as possible. Von Payer said that the Rada was
(Coalitionist Majority)
At the last election the Unionist ly the priests, for the church in the powerless to make the population majority was 121.
suprente hour of national danger would A SUBMARINE MENDICANT.come to the rescue of the people. He was convinced it would take an army, which England could ill spare, la enforce con- Scrption.
LAS PALMAS, May oth." The Spanish vessel chart, with a cargo of rice from India, has arrived.
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GOVERNMENTS INTENTIONS
The ichuri was stopped 50 miles off the African coast lg a submarine, the commander of which sent back on the defont conscription. dehur two of his crew who had been severely wounded during a fight with a British transport, which was sunk, The Captain and first officer of the transport were prisoners on aboard the sihtmarine
they had none aboard, The Captain of The Germans, demanded provisions, 28
the Achiri said that his own provisions were exhausted, owing to the length of the voyage, and that they were living on the cargo. The Germans then asked for five sacks of rice, which the Captain
gave them,
COTTON OPERATIVES
DEMAND
LONDON, May 7th. At a meeting hold in Manchester yes terday, the Executives of all the Cotton Trade Unions, representing over 330,000 workers decided to ask for an advance of 30 per cent on their wages. GERMAN ILL-TREATMENT OF BRITISH OFFICERS REPRISALS BY GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, May 6th- Lord Newton, in a speech in Lancashire, announced that owing to the continued ill-treatment of British officers in Ger any under the Corps Coromander of the Tenth German Army, we had taken certain reprisals in the case of German officers in Great Britain
Norwegian, namely, the Ido, at which, on Ehrentraut's orders, she continued to fire, despite the fact that the steamer had stopped. The German gunlayer, French, continuing the operation on our after he had obtained several direct his AMERICA AND THE WAR flank, carried some strongly held build asked Ehrentraut if he should cage fire. ings in the neighbouring sector.
Ehrentraut replied, “Go on firing. “ All enemy counter efforts were broken up When he finally ceased, one of the lea's with considerable less.
boats came alongside, and said that two wounded men had been left on board,
These local successes are of distinct
**NORWEGO AMERICAN AGREE
A
MENT SIGNED
WASHINGTON, May 5th. Norwego-American agreement has
UNCHANGED.
LONDON, May 6th.
deliver grain Ita communistic theories, morcover were not reciprocated by tho pensants, hence the trouble, which led to the overthrow of the Government.
Von Paye, after describing the Mr. De Valeru said that his followers alleged plot to assassinate the German would unite with the Nationalists to officers said it was most regrettable that As regards East Some members wore arrested while the Cavan the Sinn Fein would only submit Hada was sitting Von Eschnerd had to one arbitrator, namely the frimtmediately apologised for the blunder choice of the electors.
and the Germen Commander respon sibin was immediately dismissed. The New Government which is being formed hy fieneral Skoropadski, whom the peasants elected had agreed to the formation of German field tribunals.. In the House of Commons, Mr. T The New Government, refused to reg- Lough asked:Has the enforcement of ; nise the theories that denied their owner- conscription in Ireland veen postponed ship of the soil. It agreed upon the Mr. Bonar Lnw replice The intercessity of concluding a long-term of tions of the Government have changed since the statement by the Prime Minister on April 29th.
NO ENEMY PEACE OFFERS
RECEIVED. Replying to Mr. P Snowden, who drew attention to the Renter interview with Lord Robert Cecil, on May 3rd, Mr. A. J. Balfour stated that there had been no enemy peace offers recently-
LORD LIEUT, OF IRELAND.
London, May 5th. The Press Bureau annonces Viscount French has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
not
economic agreement with the Central "Powers and to negotiate for the reim- bursement of German military assistance, Herr Scheidemann declared that the policy described by von Payer was in- comprehensible. The people of Ukraine did not stand behind General Skore
be thus phtained by Germany. padski, and a supply of grain could not
Herr Erzberger said that the shape taken by the Eastern questions, would deride the entire future shaping of Europe, and he urged that the political department of the German Government should be the sole deciding factor in Ukraine.
Under-Secretary Buecho denied that General Skoropadski was supported only
appointed Chief Secictavy, and Mr.
Mr. E. Shortt, M.C., M.P., has been | by, the lund-owners.
H. E. Duke, K.C., M.P, has been ap- pointed Lord Justice of Appeal.
PRESS COMMENT.
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LONDON, May 6th.
The Daily Telegraph states:-The appointment indicates that the Govern, ment is determined to pursue a strong and firm Irish policy.
Under Secretary Braum replying to a question: whether the Ukraine
grain stores really existed, said that experts had said 60. They estimated the sup- Lplies at 2,000.000 tons. *
Herr Braun then described the dif culties of securing the fulälment of the treaty for supplying the Central Powers, remarking, inter all, that nothing could be purchased without the help of the Ukrainian Jeva......
- Heir Braun added that it was at pre- The Morning Pust states that Viscount
ant very difficult to forecast the quan- French, na moderate Home Ruler, tities which Ukraine could supply.
The mist yesterday cleared slightly in tactical value, strengthening our defences but subsequently it was discover been signed whereby America Wa has probably stipulated for a definite According to the latest reports 4,000,000 of (7) approach to Scherpenberg and they had been killed while being lower provide Norway with the necessary foodffort by the Government to pase Home poods had been notified but not yet to.
the afternoon:
We dropped 9 tons of hombs on Chaulnes railway junction, Bapaume Armentieres, Merville und Estaires.
There was little air fighting. We brought down one enemy wachine and drove down four uncontrolled. Two of durs are missing. Two machines previ ously reported missing have returned.
Despite continuance of unfavourable weather at night-time we dropped over three tons of bombs on Chaulnce and Bapaume
Mont Rouge
GERMAN TANKS INFERIOR TO OURS.
into the boats. The Germans accelerated the sinking by using bombs.
The 30 later opened fire at what she thought to be another steamer, but she had to deal with sterner stall than
Rale before Conscription.
The Daily News states that the appoint.
fivered.
Herr Ledcoour (Socialist) declared that
possess any more power than the old Government
MYTEE
staff, fodder, fertilisers, and bunker coal and will not seize or hamper Nor wegian vessels, There is little doubt that the, new Ger-
Norway will send to the United Statesment is meant to assure the Conservatives the new Ukraine Government did not
that the Government will enforce Con mun tanks are proving a disappoint
surplus ores, minerals, chemicals, timber,
A scription. In the meantime the draft- for she wood and fish, and will not forward the ing of the Home Rule bill will proceed, ment, developing various defects in defenceless tramps this
was immediately answered by a salvo United States exports to actual service. Their ponderous weight
the Central and the Government hopes there will not
be
Ep many restrictive provisions sug- makes manœuvring over had ground from a British destroyer She dived Powers or use or replace commodities gested by the Conservatives.
but too late, for a depth charge shook shipped to the order of the Central is wholly non-politica of undertaking cstablished a kind of dictatorship
The Zinc states that the appointment difficult Generally they are much in-
Viscount French ferior to oura.
is entitled to the a peculiarly difficult task from a senso of duty
time,
Powers
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LIBERTY LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED.
WASHINGTON, May 5th. Unofficial figures indicate that the Third Liberty Loan has been oversub scribed by billion dollars." The sub-
her, causing her to leak in her con Their armament consists of one67 milli- ning-towers The water poured into the metro gun, six heavy machine guns control, and the crew took panic, and FRUSTRATING ENEMY ATTACK. mounted on each side and astern, but the 39 rote helplessly to the surface, LONDON, May 6th. the gun porte are vulnerable. The crew only to immediately receive a volley of
7.25 .. consists of one officer and 18 of other shells from the destroyer
Ehrentrant and six others of the crow Correspondents in France state that ranks, so the interior is packed like a
were killed
one The Germans seem to be during sardine-tin. the British gunfire in Flanders
The destroyer saved 17 others, includ the past three days completely prevented repeating all our initial mistakes withing the captain and chief engineer ofbers number 15,000,000. The Jota was the fans Larsen, who had been taken closed at midnight amidst patriotic any enemy Invenient. The enemy un- a few of their own addid.
prisoner, but were not injured.
demonstrations
SILVER. HOARDING IN IRELAND.
REPLENISHMENT FROM ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 6th. To meet the shortage of silver in Ireland, which has ben sacribed to heard- ing, large quantity of silver com arrived at Dublin yesterday from Englend
DICTATORSHIP ESTABLISHED ...... OVER UKRAINE. 2.
EN AMSTERDAMN, May 6th Apparently General. Skoropatská Ukraine
The Vorwart denies the German assertion that the majority of the Ukrainians support General Ekono nedski, who, it says, only received Line votes at the elections for the Ukrainian Constituent Assembly, and who tha big land owners hail as their champion.. It transpires that the Ukrainian Psg ruler, who von Payer stated
arrested by the Germans Reichstag bad voluntarily resigned, van,
(Continued on Rage)